physical assessment final exam - ATI
questions & Answers 2026
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BAnswerputBthemselvesBinBtheBclientsBsituationBtoBunderstandBtheBclientsBanxiety
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BAnswerrequestBassistanceBfromBanBinterpreterBduringBtheBassessment
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BAnswerpalpateBtheBtenderBareasBofBtheBabdomenBlast
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BAnswergoggles,Bgown,Bgloves
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BAnswerpenlight,BtapeBmeasure,BtongueBdepressor
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BAnswerSkinBtemperature,Bmoisture,BandBabnormalities
ABnurseBisBcompletingBanBinitialBassessmentBchecklistBonBanBolderBadultBclient.BTheBclientBis
BaccompaniedBbyBtheirBcaregiver.BForBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBindicatorsBshouldBtheBnurseBob
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BAnswerdirtyBclothing,BunexplainedBphysicalBinjuries,BmalnourishedBappearance
ABnurseBisBobtainingBaBclient'sBpulseBandBnotesBaBregularBrhythmBwithBaBrateBofB110Bbpm.
BTheBnurseBshouldBidentifyBthisBasBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBunexpectedBfindings?B-
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entifyBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBfactorsBcanBinterfereBwithBobtainingBaBpulseBoxBreading?B-
BAnswerrecentBscanBwithBcontrastBdye
questions & Answers 2026
ABnurseBisBassistingBaBclientBwithBambulatingBaroundBtheBnurses'Bstation.BwhichBofBtheBfollo
wingBstepsBofBtheBnursingBprocessBisBtheBnurseBperformingB-BAnswerimplementation
ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBisBcryingBandBappearsBupsetBafterBreceivingBnewsBthatBt
heyBwillBneedBtoBhaveBaBsurgicalBprocedureBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurs
eBtakeBtoBdisplayBempathyBtowardsBtheBclientB-
BAnswerputBthemselvesBinBtheBclientsBsituationBtoBunderstandBtheBclientsBanxiety
aBnurseBisBperformingBaBpre-
admissionBassessmentBonBaBclientBandBemploysBtheBuseBofBnonverbalBandBverbalBcommunica
tionBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBdemonstratesBtheBuseBofBaBnonverbalBcommunicationBte
chniqueBbyBtheBnurseB-BAnswermaintainBaBfairBdistanceBbetweenBselfBandBclient
ABnurseBisBperformingBauscultationBduringBaBclient'sBphysicalBassessmentBwhichBofBtheBfollow
ingBtoolsBshouldBtheBnurseBuseBforBthisBpartBofBtheBassessment?B-BAnswerstethoscope
aBnurseBisBperformingBanBassessmentBonBaBclientBtheBclientBstates"BiBhaveBaBdryBcoughBeve
ryBmorningBwhenBiBwakeBup"BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBtypeBofBdateBtheBnurseBisBcolle
cting?B-BAnswersubjective
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operativeBcareBonBaBclientBandBisBtransferringBtheBclientBtoBtheBsurgicalBholdingBareaBwhenB
theBclientBstatesB"BiBhaveBchangedBmyBmind;BiBdoBnotBwantBtoBhaveBthisBsurgery"BwhichBof
BtheBfollowingBethicalBprinciplesBisBtheBclientBusingB-BAnswerautonomy
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geBthanBtheBnurse.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurseBtakeBtoBassistBwithBeff
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BAnswerrequestBassistanceBfromBanBinterpreterBduringBtheBassessment
ABnurseBisBperformingBaBphysicalBassessmentBofBaBclientBwhoBhasBreportedBabdominalBtende
rnessBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurseBtake?B-
BAnswerpalpateBtheBtenderBareasBofBtheBabdomenBlast
, ABnurseBhasBjustBreceivedBreportBonBaBnewlyBadmittedBclientBwhoBreportsBabdominalBtender
nessBinBtheBlowerBrightBquadrantBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBfirstBstepBtheBnurseBshouldB
performBduringBtheBabdominalBassessment?B-BAnswerinspection
ABnurseBisBcompletingBdocumentationBinBaBclient'sBmedicalBrecord.BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBa
ctionsBshouldBtheBnurseBtake?B-BAnswerRecordBtheBclient'sBmostBrecentBassessmentBresults.
ABnurseBisBpreparingBtoBirrigateBaBclient'sBlegBwoundBwhatBPPEBshouldBtheBnurseBwear?B-
BAnswergoggles,Bgown,Bgloves
aBnurseBisBpreparingBtoBassessBaBnewlyBadmittedBclientBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBpiecesBofBeq
uipmentBdoesBtheBnurseBneedBtoBbeginBtheBinspectionBpartBofBtheBphysicalBexamination?B-
BAnswerpenlight,BtapeBmeasure,BtongueBdepressor
ABnurseBisBpreparingBtoBperformBaBphysicalBexaminationBonBaBclient.BWhichBofBtheBfollowing
BinterventionsBshouldBtheBnurseBperformBtoBensureBclientBprivacy?B-
BAnswerDoBnotBexposeBanyBmoreBofBtheBclient'sBbodyBthanBrequiredBatBaBtime
aBnurseBinBtheBemergencyBdepartmentBhasBreceivedBreportBonBaBchildBwhoBhasBaBlaceration
BtoBtheBrightBcalfBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBstepsBofBtheBnursingBprocessBshouldBtheBnurseBpe
rformBfirstB-BAnswerassessment
ABnurseBisBpreparingBtoBperformBpalpationBonBaBclientBduringBaBphysicalBassessment.BWhich
BofBtheBfollowingBfindingsBisBtheBnurseBassessingBduringBpalpation?B-
BAnswerSkinBtemperature,Bmoisture,BandBabnormalities
ABnurseBisBcompletingBanBinitialBassessmentBchecklistBonBanBolderBadultBclient.BTheBclientBis
BaccompaniedBbyBtheirBcaregiver.BForBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBindicatorsBshouldBtheBnurseBob
serveBwhenBassessingBforBpotentialBmaltreatmentBofBtheBclient?B(SelectBallBthatBapply)B-
BAnswerdirtyBclothing,BunexplainedBphysicalBinjuries,BmalnourishedBappearance
ABnurseBisBobtainingBaBclient'sBpulseBandBnotesBaBregularBrhythmBwithBaBrateBofB110Bbpm.
BTheBnurseBshouldBidentifyBthisBasBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBunexpectedBfindings?B-
BAnswertachycardia
ABnurseBisBhavingBdifficultyBobtainingBaBpulseBoxBreadingBfromBaBclient.BTheBnurseBshouldBid
entifyBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBfactorsBcanBinterfereBwithBobtainingBaBpulseBoxBreading?B-
BAnswerrecentBscanBwithBcontrastBdye